unpronounceable

English

Etymology

un- +‎ pronounceable

Adjective

unpronounceable (comparative more unpronounceable, superlative most unpronounceable)

1. Impossible or difficult to pronounce or articulate.

Translations

impossible or difficult to pronounce or articulate

• Belarusian: невымо́ўны (njevymóŭny), невымаўля́льны (njevymaŭljálʹny)
• Dutch: onuitspreekbaar (nl)
• Finnish: vaikeasti äännettävä, vaikeasti lausuttava
• French: imprononçable (fr)
• German: unaussprechbar
• Greek: κακοπρόφερτος (kakoprófertos), δυσπρόφερτος (el) (dysprófertos), δυσκολοπρόφερτος (dyskoloprófertos), απρόφερτος (el) (aprófertos)
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• Ido: nepronuncebla (io), neartikulebla
• Italian: impronunciabile
• Polish: niewymowny (pl)
• Russian: непроизноси́мый (ru) m (neproiznosímyj)
• Ukrainian: невимо́вний (nevymóvnyj)

Noun

unpronounceable (plural unpronounceables)

1. Something difficult or impossible to pronounce.
   • 2009 March 13, “Natural Selection”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Synthetic fragrances can contain a laundry list of chemicals — hormone disrupters, petroleum-derived unpronounceables, asthma triggers and on and on.

   • 2010, Deanna M. Minich, An A-Z Guide to Food Additives:

     Finally, if there are some “unpronounceables” in the list, ensure that they are minimal and not artificial anything—artificial colors, preservatives, flavors, or sweeteners.